Codeword Cromwell: The German Invasion of England, 8 June 1940 (2012)

From the producers of Where There Is Discord: War in the South Atlantic, Codeword Cromwell is a military boardgame simulation based on a German Armed Forces Invasion of England in the summer of 1940.

104cm x 72cm mounted mapboard, depicting Birkham Stokes and its environs
198 thick one inch counters, representing the individual civilians, military personnel and equipment involved in the fighting of 8 June
~40 page (recently declassified) Intelligence Assessment of the Battle
~32 page Tutorial Booklet
99 Strategy, Tactical and Event cards
6 and 12 sided dice

Codeword Cromwell was produced by the Combined Forces Military College in Greenwich, and is used to train officers of the Combined Defence Force that was established following the cessation of hostilities in March, 1941. This simulation does not reproduce the entire Invasion, but instead concentrates on a single action, the famous ‘Battle of Birkham Stokes’, in which a small group of civilians, Home Guard irregular forces and Regular British soldiers defended the strategically vital Sussex village against advance elements of the German Invasion Force.

This is the first occasion that CFMC has produced for public release one of its official training modules, and purchasers should be aware that as a result certain elements contained within the original have been deleted or amended on grounds of National Security. This module was originally produced for one-on-one mentoring of Officer Cadets, and is therefore designed for solitaire play. The Combined Forces Military College regrets that it cannot accept applications from potential recruits based solely upon successful completion of this module.

Game design by Daniel Hodges. Graphic design by Mark Mahaffey. Includes character portraits by Kurt Miller and tank illustrations by Ugo Crisponi & Thierry Vallet.